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Scots Songs arr. [arranged] for mixed voices by W. N. W. Watson, May 1877- December 1880

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Scots Songs arr. [arranged] for mixed voices by W. N. W. Watson. ‘Scots Songs arr. [arranged] for mixed voices by W. N. W. Watson, specially arr. [arranged] for the Kennedies in 1878’, unbound collection of 35 Scots songs (also four Scots songs arranged for piano only), manuscripts, dated between May 1877 and December 1880, mostly for five voices: ‘Glenogie’, ‘Glenogie’ (second arranged), ‘Ray’s Wife o’ Aldivalloch’, ‘My Nannie’s awa’’, ‘There’s Braw Braw Lads’, ‘Ye Banks & Braes’, ‘Mary’s Dream’, ‘The Waefu’ heart’, ‘Eppie Macnab’, ‘I wish I war where Ellen lies’, ‘Thou art gane awa’ frae’ me’’, ‘Thou bonnie wood o’ Craigie-lea’, ‘There was a Lad was born in Kyle’, ‘Wandering Willie’, ‘Green Grow the Rashes O’’, ‘He’s Ower the Hills’, ‘Here awa’, there awa’’, ‘Rabin is my only Joe’/‘Kind Robin loes me’, ‘The Yellow hair’d Laddie’, ‘The Birks o’ Aberfeldy’, ‘The Bonnie Breast Knots’, ‘I’m O’er Young to Marry yet’, ‘Corn Rigs’, ‘Twa Bonnie Maidens’, ‘Caller Herrin’’, ‘O’ a’ the Airts’, ‘The Broom o’ the Cowden Knowes’, ‘Annie Laurie’, ‘O’, Kenmure’s on and a’wa Willie’, ‘The Boatie Row’, ‘Ye Banks and Braes’ (Quartette for female voices, ‘Specially arranged for the Misses Kennedy’), ‘Robin Adair’ and ‘When ye gang awa Jamie’ and ‘Awa Whigs Awa’ and ‘Willie Wastle dwalt on Tweed’ (for piano, slightly different sheet, undated, not signed, possibly not part of the collection), ‘This is No’ My Ain Lassie’, ‘This is No’ My Ain Lassie’ (second arrangement), ‘Gude Nicht An’ Joy be wi’ you A’, ‘O My Love is like a red red Rose’.

Dates

  • Creation: May 1877- December 1880

Creator

Language of Materials

English and Scots Dialect

Conditions Governing Access

Due to format, there is no current listening access to the recordings.

Extent

From the Box: 1 box

Previous reference

Gen. 278

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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